At the Ashé Cultural Center, people were waiting outside the doors when the Central City center opened Monday morning.

Volunteers there say they saw a large uptick in visitors as Monday approached.

A nationwide glitch in the system forced people to wait for hours to sign up.

At the MQVN Community Development Corporation in New Orleans east, volunteers say up until three weeks ago, they were averaging 10 signups each day. They say this month they have averaged more than 20 people each day.

People who are uninsured and have not started the process of signing up for insurance by midnight could face a fine of $95 or 1 percent of their income.

BEEN STRUGGLING TO MEET THE MIDNIGHT ENROLLMENT DEADLINE. DAWN OSTROM CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE WITH WHAT LOCALS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LAST-MINUTE RUSH. dawn ostrom/CENTRAL CITY: Volunteers have been helping people sign up from the very beginning, but they say they have seen a rapid increase as this deadline approached. AT THE ASHE CULTURAL CENTER, PEOPLE WERE LINED UP OUTSIDE THIS MORNING - BEFORE THE DOORS EVER OPENED. SOME SAY THE'VE BEEN TRYING TO SIGN UP FOR MONTHS AND HAVE HAD TROUBLE. OTHERS ADMIT THEY WERE PROCRASINATING. IT TOOK ONE WOMAN FOUR HOURS TO GET THROUGH THE SYSTEM LOG-JAM TODAY. BUT, DESPITE THE PROBLEMS - LOCAL VOLUNTEERS SAY NEARLY EVERYONE IS HAPPY WITH THE PROGRAM. People have been very excited. I've gotten one comment such as this is the first time I've been able to get insurance. I have a pre-existing condition, nobody would take me I'm thankful that I can finally get insurance and I can afford to insure my family. dawn Ostrom/CENTRAL CITY: the ashe center stopped taking appointments at 3:00 today, but if you can get into the system, you can sign up online until midnight tonight. On your side in central city, dawn ostrom, wdsu news. TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR A SPECIAL ENROLLMENT EXTENSION, CONTACT THE FEDERAL CALL CENTER AT 1-855- 889-4325 AND EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. IF APPROVED, YOU'LL HAVE AN EXTRA 60 DAYS TO COMPLETE YOUR ENROLLMENT.